Dean German Is AAHC Steering Committee Chair
11/20/2023Dr. Deborah German, UCF’s vice president for health affairs and dean of its College of Medicine, has been selected to chair the Alliance of Academic...
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Resident Identifies Geographical Links to Colon Cancer, Earns International Research Honor
11/06/2023A UCF-HCA Healthcare resident received international honors for his research showing that Southern U.S. states – which also have the nation’s highest obesity rates –...
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$1M NSF Grant Will Further Develop UCF Disinfectant That Stops COVID
11/02/2023The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase II award for $1 million to Kismet Technologies...
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Dean German Named Central Florida Woman Of The Year
10/16/2023The Women’s Executive Council of Orlando has named Dr. Deborah German, UCF’s vice president for health affairs and founding dean of its medical school, as...
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Meet 5 UCF Scientists Taking An Innovative Approach to Breast Cancer Research
10/11/2023Deaths from breast cancer are declining, thanks to research discoveries worldwide. And some of that innovative science is happening at UCF’s College of Medicine. The...
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Mentorship Program Aims to Improve Health Equity
10/02/2023Thirty-two aspiring physicians from backgrounds underrepresented in the field are better prepared for their medical school journey, thanks to a mentorship program at UCF’s College...
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2023 Cure Bowl Scheduled for December 16 on ABC
09/27/2023UCF Scientist Looking at Role of Fats to Curb Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients
09/18/2023Every three minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma – cancers of the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. Treatments...
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NIH Supports UCF Scientist To Develop New Antibiotic for TB
08/15/2023A College of Medicine researcher is developing a new antibiotic related to penicillin to treat tuberculosis (TB) and related lung infections. Dr. Kyle Rohde, an...
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UCF, MIT Designing Technology To Fight Bacterial Infections, Improve Aquaculture Farming
08/03/2023UCF and MIT researchers are using farm-raised seafood as a model to create new technologies that fight pathogenic bacteria. College of Medicine microbiologist Dr. Salvador...
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14 Faculty Earn Promotion, Tenure
07/14/2023Fourteen College of Medicine faculty recently achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2022-23 cycle. They are among 143 UCF educators...
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Cancer Drugs Show Potential In Fight Against Malaria
06/16/2023With malaria becoming increasingly drug-resistant, a team of UCF researchers is looking to use cancer drugs to accelerate the discovery of new life-saving therapies for...
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